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November 13, 2011

I have a garage full of furniture! I sold my first two pieces pretty quick after listing them. In doing so I met the nicest lady who wants even more finished pieces from me. I keep waiting for her to change her mind and come to her senses....

These are some pieces she is getting

A nightstand that I picked up at Goodwill.

This is a dresser I found on Craigslist.

My "client" (I usually just call her by her name) is looking for a changing table and this

piece is in the running.

It has great bones but needs a little help (i.e, wood glue, clamps and nails).

Awesome contact paper!

(it was in all of the drawers...sigh)

There are key holes and lock but no keys.

This piece is also in the running for a changing table.

I got this piece on an excursion into the city one day with my husband.

We were in the worst part of the city but I met a man

who goes to estate sales and gets great deals on furniture.

We exchanged our contact info and I am hoping he becomes my

drug, er, furniture dealer.

My husband jokes that finding furniture is my drug.

It came with a mirror too (no pic though).

And it needs new hardware too. This one broke in transit.

I love this dresser. I wanted to use in it our basement bathroom as a vanity

but since the bathroom is non existent I decided to pay this one forward and turn it into

I had too many pieces of furniture to work on so I decided not to take this dresser home with me.

My husband tried talking me into getting the dresser but I said no....what was I thinking?

The next day I went back to see if the dresser was there.

Ya know, to see if it was meant to be.

IT WAS MEANT TO BE!

The dresser was still sitting there patiently waiting for me to take her home and make her pretty.

After some sanding, priming, painting, glazing (which was later painted over), a light coat of poly, adding some chocolate brown microfiber fabric to the drawers and painting the hardware she looked like this.

the lighting is a little different on this picture but I love how bright it looks!

Don't you just LOVE her??

I do!!!

**UPDATE**

I wanted to let you guys know how much I spent on this dresser and supplies.